First trial Kaya

I have been wanting to make kaya since last few weeks. I've got the recipe and ingredients ready but all that I need is a weighing scale. Last weekend, I finally found one from Daiso.


The mini kitchen scale at USD1.50 only!

Today after work, I suddenly had the urge to make kaya with everything ready, eventually! Step by step, I happily followed the recipe accordingly with exact amount and measurement until....when it came to making coconut milk (what I had was the coconut powder), I realised it was still far way too little for the amount of ingredients that I had already prepared. Opppsss....


Well, I have no choice but to continue the following steps. I put the egg mixture and coconut milk in double boiled pots. Then I stirred it till it became golden brown. BUT....things didn't turn out well. My kaya was rough and it seemed to lump together. I thought it might be just the way it is for the beginning stage. So I kept stirring and stirring for 2 hours. However, it still looked the same even though with the color seemed to turn to be a bit brownish. In the end, I gave up and that was it my kaya....
Unsuccessful and ugly kaya =(

I think it was not totally because of insufficient coconut milk but it might also be insufficient water that cause the kaya to be too dry and rough. Well, this was just the first trial and I would give myself a second chance to make a nice kaya next time! You'll see....